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Title: Deconstructing Images of "The Turkish Woman"
Author: Essays edited by Zehra R. Arat
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Review: Along with the rest of the world, the country of Turkey is beset by efforts to push women
into a particular prototype. This collection of essays seeks to combat such efforts by delving below the
surface of common stereotypes surrounding Turkish women. Encompassing such diverse fields of study as
political science, economics, business, ethnography, history, and literature, Deconstructing Images of
"The Turkish woman" includes experts from around the world who explore various images attributed to or
imposed upon Turkish women. Written from the perspective of the 1990s, the essays evolve around the
unifying theme of changes and continuities in the images of Turkish women from the late nineteenth century
to the present. The essayists situate the representations of women in their historical and ideological
contexts, exposing myths and clarifying the complexities connected to them. An important work that
focuses on a frequently overlooked country, Deconstructing Images of "The Turkish Woman" promises to
enlighten and enrich any reader's understanding of this topic.
The author, Zehra F. Arat is Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Women's Studies
Program at Purchase College of the State University of New York.
Sema Karaoglu
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